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package com.ibm.dump.tests.commands;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * This is the interface all CommandOutputChecker has to implement.
 * Note, if any constructors are implemented at all, the implementation class has to 
 * provide the default constructor (the one with no argument).
 * <p>
 * @author Manqing Li
 *
 */
public interface ICommandOutputChecker {
	
	/**
	 * To check the output.
	 * <p>
	 * @param command	The command string for this checker.  Normally this is the class name (with package).
	 * @param args		The arguments to this checker.
	 * @param outputLines	The output lines to be checked.
	 * <p>
	 * @return	<code>true</code> if the checking was successful; <code>false</code> otherwise.
	 */
	public boolean check(String command, String args, List<String> outputLines);
}
